Turn ordinary bottle caps into a world of fun! Our Bottle Cap Buddies let kids repurpose, recycle, and reuse, while building towers, stacking, and playing. It stimulates open-ended play and improves fine motor skills with the simple twist of a cap!
Did you know, most New Zealand regions are unable to recycle milk bottle lids and other lids this size so they all end up in landfill? The recycling number doesn't matter, it's their small size that's the problem - the sorting machines confuse them for cardboard. Read more about it here in this Stuff article.
Order now and start saving up your bottle caps - our buddies come without bottle caps so you can repurpose your own and start saving the planet one bottle cap at a time. Please allow up to 3 days for us to print your order.
Our Bottle Cap Buddies have 3 different faces - smiling, winking and heart eyes. They have 2 different leg options, sitting and standing. If you order a 6 pack you will receive an assortment of these.
Compatible with common NZ 4cm bottle caps, such as:
- Milk bottle caps
- Cream bottle caps
- Some juice bottle caps (e.g. Keri)
- Some vitamin bottle caps (e.g. Healtheries)
- Some dried herb/spice jar caps (e.g. Countdown Homebrand)
We're sure there's more out there - this is just what we have tried from our recycling!
Ideas for use:
Ages 5+
- Store little treasures
- Toothfairy box
- Stack a tower
- Take turns building a tower with a friend - who will be the one to make it tumble?
- Race with a friend - who can stack 10 the fastest?
- Endless play options
Ages 5 and under
- Develop fine motor skills unscrewing the lids
- Write numbers on your lids for number recognition/ordering
- Write letters of child's name on your lids and make their name
- Colour your lids then match with your buddies
- Endless play options
3D Printed using bioplastic - made from renewable natural resources - corn starch and tapioca starch.
Designed & made in Pāpāmoa, New Zealand.
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